The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has reiterated its ban on cryptocurrency mining on farmland, stressing that the practice falls outside the scope of approved agricultural and livestock economic activities. The clarification follows the detection of multiple violations at farms misusing land for cryptocurrency mining, which the authority said undermines agricultural sustainability and biosecurity. Crypto mining in Abu DhabiViolations will be applied to both farm owners and tenants engaging in crypto mining. The authority urged all Abu Dhabi farm owners and agricultural workers to comply with regulations and avoid activities outside permitted economic uses, warning that improper practices could jeopardise farm operations and the wider agricultural ecosystem. Also read: Abu Dhabi Invests $3.54bn to Become World’s First AI-native Government by 2027